Word: torah
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...blame it on the racial thing . . . why don't you just get out. We'd all be a lot happier." Members of the Hillel Foundation at the University of Kansas found a letter taped to the door. "Jew-Boy get out," it said. "I'm going to burn your Torah...
CLEAR precedents for waging aggressive war and destroying one's enemies are established in the Torah and form an integral part of the Jewish religion...
...real problem with such a brutal interpretation of Judaism is that it ignores the religion's own historical devotion to justice and righteousness. Torah study by day and territorial conquest by night is a scenario that no self-respecting Jew would want to see acted...
AFTER all the narrative, Friedman finishes with two recommendations. Israel should never forget that its own nationhood, more than the Torah, is the spiritual glue for Jews all over the world. Israel should avoid measures, such as efforts to strictly define who is a Jew, that could isolate Jews abroad. Secondly, Friedman emphasizes that despite the apparent hopelessness of the situation, the United States can help the Middle East escape from its conflicts...
Jonathon turns to Moshe and Dovidl as they unroll the Torah. "Would you like a Sephardic or an Ashkenazic melody? Actually, I rather fancy Sephardic. I picked up a lovely niggun in Turkey." Jonathon bends over the scroll and begins the laiining in his light, springy head tone...